Charlotte, NC (5612 Albemarle Rd)
5612 Albemarle Rd, Store #39 also known as "Albemarle" is a Chuck E. Cheese that opened in November 1991 as a franchised location with a Road Stage which is still open to this day.
This is not to be confused with the Charlotte, NC (4120 E Independence Blvd) location (Which was 5-7 minutes from this location) opened on March 30th, 1982, and closed in October 1984 with a Balcony Stage. It should also not be confused with the Charlotte, NC (7701 Pineville-Matthews Rd) location as it opened on October 11th, 1982, with the Rock-Afire Explosion which is still open to this day with a 3-Stage. Charlotte (Albemarle) is currently one of two locations in North Carolina to have Cyberamic shows, the other being Durham, NC (3724 Mayfair St) and their 1-Stage.
History
Pre CEC (October 1984-February 1991)
Prior to the store's opening, the store's space sat as three small shops which were Milton's Clothing Cupboard (October 1984-March 1986), Jesse Brown's Outdoors (November 1984-1986) & Leaf 'N Petal (November 1984-spring 1987), the plaza would start construction in around Mid-Late 1983. Then in July 1987, it became Cloth World which remained open until February 1991, with CEC starting construction in the building not long after.
CEC (November 1991-Present)
Charlotte (Albemarle) opened in November 1991 (day unknown) as one of two North Carolina locations with a Cyberamic Munch's Make-Believe Band Stage (the other is Durham, NC (3724 Mayfair St) which opened on March 7th, 1994, with a 1-Stage). It was also a franchised location when it first opened. This location opened with the 1988 Remodel with the CU decor, and the Road Stage. Around the mid-late 1990's, They replaced the logo with Coach Chuck (Which was actually white alongside the lettering) and removed older 90's decor for newer decor and SkyTubes. On December 8th, 1997, Charlotte (Albemarle) was acquired by Corporate alongside Richmond, VA (10430 Midlothian Turnpike). In 2007-2008, they remodeled to the 2005 update to the 2003 "Cool Chuck" Reconfiguration / Major Remodel Initiative which involved the removal of the showroom walls (A small portion of the left-hand side of their Showroom was sacrificed for more Gameroom Space), removing older decor for newer decor, & adding purple walls. Sometime in 2015, Charlotte (Albemarle); alongside the Charlotte NC area stores (Charlotte (Pineville), Concord, & Gastonia and some other markets tested the Play Pass system. Currently, as of August 2023, the location still has the 2005 Update and the Road Stage.
Stages
Like all Road Stages when they first opened, Chuck wore his Tuxedo & Derby outfit. Also, the stage featured no curtains like any other Road Stage from when it was first installed. Up and Down curtains were added by 1998. In the Early 2000's this was replaced with the Cool Chuck outfit. By the Late 2000's, Chuck's outfit was replaced with the Avenger outfit. After the 2000's and into the 2010's, Chuck was then given Pasqually's eyebrows and the Wink's eye was then broken and tilted. This is the last location with the Road Stage style Helen mask. The store's stage would later fall under disrepair by 2022.
As of early August 2023, Charlotte (Albemarle) still has the Road Stage and 2005 Remodel.
Stage | Installed | Removed | Notes |
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Road Stage | November 1991 | Still In use | One of two Cyberamic Stages in the Carolinas. |
Arcade Machines
Skill
- Fast & Furious: SuperCars (2 units)
- Spin O' Rama
- ICE Cube Crane
- Crazy Tower
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2017)
- Super Monkey Ball Ticket Blitz
- Paw Patrol
- Redhot
- Maze Escape
- Bop2Win
- Galaga Assault
- Treasure Quest
- Frogger
- Fishbowl Frenzy
- Milk Jug Toss
- Bean Bag Toss
- Eiffel Tower
- Sea Wolf
- 2 Minute Drill
- Alley Roller Classic (4 units)
- Choppy Wood
- NBA Game Time (2 units)
- Monster Drop (2 units)
- Big Win Super Spin
- Water Blast
- Terminator Salvation
- The Revenge of Hammerhead
- Teeter Totter Castle
- Operation
- Rampage (2018)
Coin Action
- Smokin' Token Extreme
- Wonderland
- Intermission
- Winners' Wheel
- The Simpsons Kooky Carnival
- Hat Trick
Kiddie
- Justice League Whacker
- Dog Pounder
- Space Ship
- Chuck E. Cheese's Sketch Book
- Angel Carousel
- Minions
- Chuck E. Cheese's Color Photo Ride (Rockstar, 2019)
- KC Cobra
- Chuck E.'s Goalie All Stars
- Arka Jungle Boat
- Bunny Pond
- Spongebob Bikini Bottom Bowling
- Super Big Rig
- Buzzy Buzzy Bee
- Hammer 2
- Astro Invasion
- Rainbow
- Jett Rider
- Circus Toss
Animatronics
Animatronic | Manufacturing Date | Status |
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Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic) | N/A | In Store. |
Helen Henny (Cyberamic) | N/A | In Store. |
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic) | N/A | In Store. |
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic) | N/A | In Store. |
Pasqually (Cyberamic) | N/A | In Store. |
Wink (Cyberamic) | 1991 | In Store. Eye shifted to the side, movement tries to work |
Gallery
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The store's exterior before the 2005 Remodel (PC: http://listings.homestead.com/)
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The Store's Road Stage of April 2022 (PC: Sharon Doggett)
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The road stage in July 2023. (PC: saan1ty)
Videos
Link | Description | Filming Date | Publish Date |
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https://youtu.be/XiWg_5kcm-c&t=124s | The show performing Summertime 2001 and arcade footage. | June 29th, 2001 | August 23rd, 2020 |